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Acinetobacter calcoaceticus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.400.425.537.050.200
B03.660.250.530.050.200
Unique ID
D016954
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016954
Annotation
in soil & water; nosocomial; infection: coord IM with ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Although considered to be normally nonpathogenic, this bacterium is a causative agent of nosocomial infections, particularly in debilitated individuals.
Entry Term(s)
Micrococcus calcoaceticus
Moraxella calcoacetica
Neisseria winogradskyi
Registry Numbers
txid471
Previous Indexing
Acinetobacter (1975-1991)
Alcaligenes (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/05/30
Revision Date
2020/01/28
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Preferred
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